Healey unveils £100 for energy bills and bank tax in first Budget
Posted on Wednesday October 28, 2026

The chancellor targets the cost of living amid global economic turmoil but opposition parties say he has not been bold enough.

I earn £30,000. I'm angry there was no fuel duty cut in the Budget
Posted on Thursday October 29, 2026

People on a range of incomes from £4,062 to £150,000 a year tell the BBC what they made of this year's Budget.

High-speed train crash kills at least 68 people in Spain
Posted on Wednesday October 28, 2026

The crash, between a moving train and another that was stopped further up the track, was caused by an "inexplicable" error, the transport minister said.

Netanyahu's bloc leading Israel election but short of majority, partial results show
Posted on Wednesday October 28, 2026

With 85% of ballots counted, Netanyahu's Likud party and its allies are set to win 53 seats in the 120-seat Knesset.

Flávio Bolsonaro denies fleeing Brazil after landing in Miami
Posted on Thursday October 29, 2026

The defeated Brazilian candidate claims to be the victim of a coup d’état and political persecution, recycling unsubstantiated allegations of “electoral fraud”.